February 12, 2015

New Facebook feature Allows You Post Even When You're Dead


Facebook now allows you assign a friend or family to take over your Facebook profile when you die. Such family or  friend act as "legacy contact," who will serve as a kind of executor of your social network page. The friend can post information on your behalf (such as funeral details), respond to new friend requests and update your profile photo.

In the past, Facebook simply "memorialized" pages of people who died. The word "remembering" appeared next to the person's name on their profile, and friends were able to share memories of that person on his or her Timeline.

To set up the legacy contact, click the down-arrow on the upper right hand corner of your screen. Click settings. Then on the left column, click Security, and then click Legacy Contact.

But Facebook wouldn't allow loved ones to change anything on the page, leaving many bereaved family members upset. They could and still can request that a page be taken down, but that can be a difficult process for some distraught loved ones.

Good or Bad idea? Lets know your thought.

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